2010 Microsoft Office Wave
This year we're excited to offer TWO Office Waves! Check on Wave 1 below or skip down to Wave 2.
Wave 1
Office 2010 and Windows 7 Sneak Peek
8:15 - 9:45
Mark Slade &
Helen Krone, Benchmark Learning
Session Level: 100–Beginner
Session Audience: Anyone who wants to learn more about Windows 7 and Office 2010
Attend this session for a preview of the new enhancements to Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010. The focus will be on features that will increase productivity and visually enhance your documents in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Learn to make your computer work for you instead of being a slave to your computer.
Working with Charts in Excel 10:00 - 11:15
Laurel Kelly, Benchmark Learning
Session Level: 200–Intermediate
Session Audience: Someone who uses Excel on a daily basis
No matter what your job role, charts are a great way to display data. Learn more about charting in Excel 2007 using column charts, pie charts, odd charts and how to turn PivotTable data into PivotCharts. On top of being able to create charts, you will walk away with the ability to also modify, filter, move, label and size your charts to perfectly fit your need.
Fantastic 4 - How Word, Excel, Power Point and Access Can Work Together Seemlessly
1:30 - 2:45
Gail Sterr, Benchmark Learning
Session Level: 100-Beginner+
Session Audience: Current Microsoft Office Suite users will benefit from attending this session.
Save time and increase efficiency by learning how Microsoft Office tools can work together and how to incorporate all of the applications in the Office Suite. Using Access we will export data into Excel and create a table or chart, and then we will insert the graphics into Word to create a report. Finally, using styles we will easily transfer information from our report into Power Point to create a presentation.
Office 2010 and Windows 7 Sneak Peek
3:00 - 4:15
Mark Slade &
Helen Krone, Benchmark Learning
Session Level: 100–Beginner
Session Audience: Anyone who wants to learn more about Windows 7 and Office 2010
Attend this session for a preview of the new enhancements to Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010. The focus will be on features that will increase productivity and visually enhance your documents in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Learn to make your computer work for you instead of being a slave to your computer.
Wave 2
OneNote
8:15 - 9:45
Nick Stillings, Microsoft
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Simplifying Remote Collaboration with Microsoft OCS Wave 14 10:00 - 11:15
Doug Splinter, Convergent
Session Level: 200–Intermediate
Session Audience: This session will appeal to beginners through experts interested in the new OCS features and benefits.
Participate in this exclusive preview of Microsoft Office Communication Server (OCS) Wave 14 which is scheduled for release later this year. View a live demonstration of the new interface, discuss best practices, recommended business processes and discuss cost-saving benefits that can significantly improve efficiencies. Among the new features is a “Facebook-like” news feed with scrolling notes and out-of-office messages for each contact list. In addition to experiencing OCS Wave 14 through the eyes of an expert, you will gain an understanding of how others are using Microsoft Unified Communications and advanced OCS functionality such as personal voice and enterprise conferencing combined with custom development for optimal productivity.
Trends in Mobility 1:30 - 2:45 Eric Raarup, Inetium
Session Level: 100-Beginner+
Session Audience: This session will appeal to anyone interested in improving business productivity.
In the last few years we have seen a tremendous increase in the impact that mobile devices play in our lives. In this session, we will cover many of the new and emerging trends in mobility including the rise of data rich applications, social computing, GPS based location applications, augmented reality, tablets and more. At the conclusion of this session, attendees will have a comprehensive overview on how these advancements in mobile computing can improve productivity.
Collaboration in the Cloud 3:00 - 4:15 Rick Pinamonti, Microsoft
Session Level: 100-Beginner+
Session Audience: This session will appeal to Decision Makers.
Cloud is a paradigm shift that is already having a massive impact on businesses of all sizes in every industry. Learn about Microsoft's Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) and how it is empowering businesses with a comprehensive suite of feature-rich communication and collaboration tools. BPOS provides an integrated user experience across workloads, and is designed to work in conjunction with your existing business applications. BPOS gives employees access to information from virtually anywhere – at home, in the office, or on the road with messaging and calendar functions, collaboration, web-conferencing and instant messaging.